Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-391-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-391-2016
Research article
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08 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 08 Feb 2016

Storms or cold fronts: what is really responsible for the extreme waves regime in the Colombian Caribbean coastal region?

L. J. Otero, J. C. Ortiz-Royero, J. K. Ruiz-Merchan, A. E. Higgins, and S. A. Henriquez

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The extreme waves caused by tropical cyclones and cold fronts have different effects along the Colombian Caribbean coast. Storms and hurricanes are of greater importance in the northern region of the Colombian Caribbean coast. In the central and the southern region, the strong influence of cold fronts on extreme waves is evident. In the islands of San Andrés and Providencia, the extreme waves generated by cold fronts have lower return periods than the extreme waves associated with hurricanes.
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